The linkage of work achievement to self-esteem, career maturity, and college achievement

This study tested whether self-esteem and mature career attitudes related to one another and complemented one another in predicting academic and work achievement for 174 college students. Analysis showed both constructs related to achievement and supported the thesis that self-esteem facilitates dev...

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Published inJournal of vocational behavior Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 70 - 79
Main Authors Crook, Robert H, Healy, Charles C, O'Shea, David W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.01.1984
Subjects
Academic Achievement
College Students
Employment Level
Higher Education
Self Esteem
Vocational Maturity
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Summary:This study tested whether self-esteem and mature career attitudes related to one another and complemented one another in predicting academic and work achievement for 174 college students. Analysis showed both constructs related to achievement and supported the thesis that self-esteem facilitates development of mature career attitudes, which in turn promote academic and work achievement. The findings are discussed in terms of their implications for theory and practice.
ISSN:0001-8791
1095-9084
DOI:10.1016/0001-8791(84)90037-X